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Family hopes for closure as accused killer appears in court
The brother of slain Burnaby mother Kimberly Hallgarth said Monday that he hoped charges laid against her former boyfriend in the 2009 cold case might finally bring the family closure. “We recognize...
View ArticleJamie Bacon's trial delayed … again
The trial for former Abbotsford resident Jamie Bacon has been delayed again. A spokesperson for the B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed this week that the case has now been adjourned until Jan. 19,...
View ArticleThree young men linked to metro gang conflict arrested in Surrey
Three young men who police allege are linked to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict have been arrested and charged. Surrey RCMP said its investigation started last week after the agency’s gang...
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REAL SCOOP: Former CFL player charged in 2009 murder
Family and friends of Kimberly Hallgarth were relieved Monday to learn that her former boyfriend had finally been charged in her 2009 murder. Here’s my story: Family hopes for closure as accused killer...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Bacon's trial delayed again
Here’s my update and please take note that information about his background is banned until his jury trial: Jamie Bacon’s trial delayed … again Bacon is charged with counselling to commit murder...
View ArticleFarnworth calls inmate death in Corrections van 'disturbing'
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth called the death of inmate Alex Joseph in the back of a B.C. Corrections van last month “very disturbing” and said he hopes three separate investigations now...
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REAL SCOOP: Young men linked to gang conflict charged
Surrey RCMP announced some charged Tuesday in the Lower Mainland gang conflict. The accused are very young. Interesting that news of the charges come the day after Surrey’s new city council voted to...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Farnworth says inmate death "very disturbing"
The minister of public safety says he hopes three investigations into the death of Alex Joseph will get to the bottom of what happened. Here’s my update: Public Safety Minister Farnworth calls inmate...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Surrey Mayor blames RCMP after another murder
As homicide investigators are trying to find yet another killer in Surrey, newly elected Mayor Doug McCallum took the opportunity to blame the RCMP for the violence. McCallum said in a news release...
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B.C. gangsters busted in Winnipeg have long histories with police
Two B.C. man — one convicted in a high-profile 1982 slaying and the other as Independent Soldier gangster — have been charged in a major Winnipeg police investigation into a drug trafficking...
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Journalist Tara Singh Hayer's assassination still unsolved 20 years after...
Twenty years after the slaying of Surrey journalist Tara Singh Hayer, his family’s most vivid memory is of his blood covering their garage floor. “I ended up having to go back to the garage to clean up...
View ArticleFormer B.C. realtor sentenced to 2 years for money laundering
A B.C. man connected to the Wolf Pack gang alliance has been sentenced to two years in a U.S. prison after admitting to international money laundering. Omid Mashinchi, a former Vancouver realtor who...
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REAL SCOOP: Wolf Pack launderer gets 2 years in US jail
Omid Mashinchi, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a major Vancouver Police trafficking investigation in August, has now been sentenced to two years in a U.S. jail. Here’s my update: Former B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Hayer murder unsolved after 20 years
In the history of Canada, there has only been one journalist assassinated for his reporting and that is the late Surrey publisher Tara Singh Hayer. Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of Hayer’s murder...
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REAL SCOOP: IS member and convicted killer charged in Manitoba
It looks like this blog is up and running after nine days, so I will post a few stories I have written in recent days. The first is about the B.C. links to the Manitoba investigation into a...
View ArticleVancouver man implicated in Silk Road trafficking case
A Vancouver man is wanted in the U.S for allegedly selling methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and other drugs through the notorious dark-web exchange known as the Silk Road. James Ellingson, 42, was...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Vancouver man charged in Silk Road drug conspiracy
A Vancouver man has just been charged with conspiracy to sell drugs on the dark web site called the Silk Road. Interestingly, James Ellingson, 42, communicated with Silk Road owner Ross Ulbricbht using...
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REAL SCOOP: Hardside Angel found slain under bridge
I’m out of town today but wanted to file a story after learning that Hells Angel Chad Wilson, 43, was the victim of Sunday’s murder. Here’s my story: High-profile Hells Angel found dead under Golden...
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High-profile Hells Angel found dead under Golden Ears bridge
A full-patch Hells Angel with the Hardside Chapter was found murdered under the Golden Ears Bridge on Sunday. Chad Wilson, a former Hells Angel in San Diego, then Haney, joined the biker gang’s newest...
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Police brace for fallout after Hells Angels murder in Maple Ridge
Law enforcement agencies across the region are bracing for any potential fallout after a prominent Hells Angel was found murdered in Maple Ridge on the weekend. Cpl. Frank Jang of the Integrated...
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